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My child needs to sleep

How about setting the record straight on sleep science for 0-5-year-olds. More than one third of parents report that their children aged 1-6 have sleep problems. That’s a lot of kids and adults who don’t sleep well!

The goal is to accompany parents so that they can approach this period with confidence, following the child’s rhythm and being in line with their values.

Research findings can inform decisions to adopt healthy behaviors and help develop realistic expectations around sleep and its development.
This section contains scientific information on sleep for children aged 0-5 years.
Please feel free to ask us questions about research advances made with families. We want to make science accessible so that it can help you sleep better.

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Sleep disorders

Night terrors: causes and what to do about them

Night terrors are a normal part of children’s development and tend to disappear with age, just like nightmares. It is important to differentiate between a nightmare and a night terror.
  • Gabrielle Fréchette-Boilard, M. Psy. Ed. and Ph.D. candidate, Catherine Lord, Ph.D., and Evelyne Touchette, Ph.D
  • 20 June 2023
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Sleep disorders

Nightmares: causes, when to worry, what to do

Nightmares are a normal part of children’s development, just like night terrors. It is important to differentiate between a nightmare and a night terror. When a child has a nightmare,
  • Gabrielle Fréchette-Boilard, M. Psy. Ed. and Ph.D. candidate, Catherine Lord, Ph.D., and Evelyne Touchette, Ph.D
  • 20 June 2023
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Sleep disorders

Nightmares or night terrors: distinguish to act more effectively

Many parents are confronted with their child’s first nightmares or night terrors when they reach the age of one or two, and wonder how to react to help them through
  • Gabrielle Fréchette-Boilard, M. Psy. Ed. and Ph.D. candidate, Catherine Lord, Ph.D., and Evelyne Touchette, Ph.D
  • 20 June 2023
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Guiding with confidence

Sleep and screens: recommendations

Here are the current recommendations for managing young children’s relationship with screens in order to specifically protect their sleep:   0 screen time or as little as possible, not too
  • Gabrielle Fréchette-Boilard, M. Psy. Ed. and Ph.D. candidate, Catherine Lord, Ph.D., and Evelyne Touchette, Ph.D
  • 20 June 2023
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Guiding with confidence

Sleep and screens: avoiding the negative effects of screen time

Research on the relationship between screen time and individuals’ health, particularly in terms of sleep quality, is relatively new. The variable and keyword in question were first introduced on search
  • Gabrielle Fréchette-Boilard, M. Psy. Ed. and Ph.D. candidate, Catherine Lord, Ph.D., and Evelyne Touchette, Ph.D
  • 20 June 2023
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Basics of sleep, Sleep disorders, Tips and tools

When to consult?

Many parents are concerned about their child’s sleep and want to know when to seek professional help. Who needs to sleep? My child? Me? Both? Who needs sleep? There are
  • Marie-Hélène Pennestri, PhD and Catherine Lord, PhD
  • 12 February 2023
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Basics of sleep

Nighttime evolution

But why is my child starting to wake up at night again? He was sleeping through the night! It is important to have realistic expectations because it is true that
  • Marie-Hélène Pennestri, PhD and Catherine Lord, PhD
  • 12 February 2023
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Falling asleep

Insights on bedtime and sleep methods.

Here is a three-part look at falling asleep and bedtime and sleep training methods with heartfelt scientific evidence to help you make informed decisions about your child’s sleep.
  • Evelyne Touchette, Ph.D, Catherine Lord, Ph.D and Olivier Bernard, B.Pharm, M.Sc
  • 10 February 2023
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Vital need

Toddler sleep realities

In this article, Evelyne presents the following sleep realities and discusses methods for acquiring sleep. Three sleep realities 1- Sleep is a pillar of health, just like healthy eating and
  • Evelyne Touchette, Ph.D and Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
  • 21 December 2022
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Basics of sleep, Falling asleep

Signs of lack of sleep

Signs of lack of sleep are the key to determining if our child needs sleep at this time or if they have a sleep debt to catch up on. Signs
  • Evelyne Touchette, PhD and Catherine Lord, PhD
  • 12 May 2022
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